Croydon Special Developmental School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Croydon South, Victoria 3136 · Maroondah LGA
About Croydon Special Developmental School
Croydon Special Developmental School is a public special school located in Croydon South, Victoria (3136), within the Maroondah local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 106 students (33 girls and 73 boys).
Croydon Special Developmental School has an ICSEA value of 976, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 36th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 44% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 25 teachers (22.2 full-time equivalent) and 50 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 10% over the past five years.
Croydon Special Developmental School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Croydon Special Developmental School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Croydon Special Developmental School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dorset Primary School
Croydon · Government primary · Prep-6
525 students · ICSEA 1034 · 755 m away
Tinternvale Primary School
Ringwood East · Government primary · Prep-6
328 students · ICSEA 1062 · 1.4 km away
Bayswater North Primary School
Bayswater North · Government primary · Prep-6
211 students · ICSEA 1015 · 2.0 km away
Sacred Heart School
Croydon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
454 students · ICSEA 1065 · 2.1 km away
Tintern Grammar
Ringwood East · Independent combined · Prep-12
985 students · ICSEA 1154 · 2.1 km away
Ruskin Park Primary School
Croydon · Government primary · Prep-6
488 students · ICSEA 1034 · 2.4 km away
Eastwood Primary School
Ringwood East · Government primary · Prep-6
555 students · ICSEA 1092 · 2.5 km away
Croydon Primary School
Croydon · Government primary · Prep-6
225 students · ICSEA 955 · 2.5 km away
Heathmont East Primary School
Heathmont · Government primary · Prep-6
570 students · ICSEA 1127 · 2.6 km away
Ainslie Parklands Primary School
Croydon · Government primary · Prep-6
93 students · ICSEA 1044 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Sunshine Special Developmental School
Sunshine · Government special · U
193 students · ICSEA 976
Victorian College For The Deaf
Melbourne · Government special · U
61 students · ICSEA 978
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School
Broadmeadows · Government special · U
361 students · ICSEA 970
Montague School
South Melbourne · Government special · U
16 students · ICSEA 983
Jackson School
St Albans · Government special · U
322 students · ICSEA 969
Frankston Special Developmental School
Frankston · Government special · U
124 students · ICSEA 969
Frequently asked questions
Is Croydon Special Developmental School a public or private school?
Croydon Special Developmental School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Croydon Special Developmental School offer?
Croydon Special Developmental School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Croydon Special Developmental School?
In 2025, Croydon Special Developmental School had 106 enrolled students (33 girls, 73 boys), a change of -10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Croydon Special Developmental School?
Croydon Special Developmental School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 976. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Croydon Special Developmental School?
Croydon Special Developmental School has about 4.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Croydon Special Developmental School co-ed?
Yes. Croydon Special Developmental School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Croydon Special Developmental School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Croydon Special Developmental School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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